While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at ...

The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Columbus have a long history. The early Ohio newspaper Freeman’s Chronicle reported that in ...

America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of present-day St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish colonial records mentioned a celebration for Saint Patrick in 1600 and ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying ... To connect the past to the nationalist movement, she used blue as the background for the Irish Citizen Army’s flag.

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are in full swing here in Savannah, and the city has been turning green in more ways than one. Leopold’s Ice Cream joining in on the fun with a brand new tradition— the ...

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people of all backgrounds join in the festivities, donning green attire and indulging in traditional Irish fare. Irish ...

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. St. Patrick's Day is one of the world's most widely celebrated cultural holidays— filled with parades, festive gatherings ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying ... To connect the past to the nationalist movement, she used blue as the background for the Irish Citizen Army’s flag.

While St. Patrick's Day is not recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S., it gives both Irish and non-Irish Americans a themed reason to celebrate. It is a national holiday in Ireland ...